[DoughtyOne]

What’s the real concern here? Are they terrified an illegal alien already busted for DUIs eleven times might be busted? Thought so!

[DBrow]

“What’s the real concern here?”

A coordinated database of lic plate sightings that track all cars everywhere they go, for one thing.

Plus, normally in the USA, surveillance requires a warrant. These systems put you under surveillance. I guess that was the old USA, not the one we are entering.

If you go to a political rally or other public event, the cops can get the names of everyone who parked there, then, if they keep computer records, can track those cars throughout the county. If the top cop is working with a particular politician, they can run a much more effective campaign by knowing who the opponent’s allies are, where they are, and what they are up to.

[newzjunkey]

“It’s not ‘big brother,’” Delaney said. “We don’t use it to monitor anybody’s movement. It is only used for law enforcement, stolen cars and other investigations.”

That's the real concern: data mining. They can claim they won't track movement but it's so exceedingly easy to do so, it's improbably someone won't try even if such a system is not public knowledge or authorized.